Tweed Heads vs Surfers Paradise

Tweed Heads and Surfers Paradise are nearby coastal hubs with very different layouts. Surfers Paradise is very walkable, with 92.5% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and a high street connectivity score of 211. In contrast, Tweed Heads is only somewhat walkable, though it is far more convenient for families, with 49.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to just 20.2% in Surfers Paradise. Tweed Heads also has a far larger First Nations population, with 2,975 people living in the area.

Both areas have a similar typical household income for First Nations residents, which sits near the national figure. While they share this financial commonality, other gaps are wide. Surfers Paradise has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (82.3% versus 37.8% in Tweed Heads) and a far higher First Nations Year 12 completion rate of 56.1%.